A lyricist and creator of magical words is now left down in desolation due to a huge loss. It’s distressing news to hear that poet-lyricist Vairamuthu‘s father Sri Ramasamy (82) breathed his last today due following prolonged illness. His funeral rites will take place today (March 17) at his native land of Vadugapatti village.
We express our condolences to his family members and close relatives grieving over the loss.
Nagaraja Cholan MA MLA is all set to hit screens on April 14. This movie is a sequel of the superhit political film Amaithi Padai. Director Manivannan is directing this movie who directed Amaithi Padai in 1994, which is a super duper hit.
Sathyaraj is playing the lead role in this movie along with Manivannan and Seeman. Music was composed by James Vasanthan and cinematography is handled by Sankar.
Satellite rights for this movie has been bagged by Zee Tamil. Nagaraja Cholan MA MLA is Manivannan’s 50th film as a director.
In the cast of Ilayathalapathy Vijay‘s upcoming flick ‘Jilla‘, it has been reiterated time and again that Mohanlal plays a crucial role in the film. The latest on this is that he plays the role of a Godfather.
The word ‘Jilla‘ roughly translates to ‘head of the gang’, and in ‘Jilla‘, Mohanlal is said to play a respectable head in Madurai, while Vijay is his successor. For this Madurai-based film, a huge set is being erected in Chennai, to resemble a typical Madurai-style house.
Mahat plays the role of Vijay‘s brother in the film. He says that his role is pivotal and that he has three songs along with Vijay. ‘Jilla‘ has Vijay, Mohanlal, Kajal Agarwal, Poornima Baghyraj, Mahat, Soori and Thambi Ramaiah to its star cast.
The film is directed by Nesan and the cinematographer is Natraj. Music for the film has been scored by Imman. This film is the 85th for Super Good Films.
The team of ‘Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal’ has packed off to Coimbatore, for their second schedule, to be shot between 19th and 28th of this month; their first schedule was shot in Chennai. The movie stars Udhayanidhi Stalin and a de-glam Nayanthara, and is directed by SR Prabhakaran.
The music for the movie is scored by Harris Jeyaraj. The film unfolds the love story of Pavithra (Nayan), a middle-class working woman, who falls in love with Kathirvelan. The story is set in Coimbatore. It is interesting to note that Nayan will carry her de-glam looks in the songs too.
Wise were the ones who said that change is the only constant. Producers become directors, musicians become actors and comedians become producers – with K-town, there is always enough news to be surprised about. Along those lines, now Ganja Karuppu has decided to produce a project that he will act in, which is titled ‘Velmurugan Borewell’. Ganja Karuppu has roped in Gopi for directing his film, that is produced under the banner Tharun Kaanth Film Factory.
The full length comedy caper has Mahesh of ‘Angadi Theru’ fame and Aarushi in the lead roles. Director Gopi says “This is a thorough comedy entertainer. The audience will see a funny yet different Ganja Karuppu in the film.” It is worth mentioning that Gopi previously directed ‘Malayan’ starring actor Karan.
Rating: 3.0/5
A little bit of romance, action, comedy, suspense and few heroic moments make a good entertaining film of standards that can attract audiences from all categories. Debutant Kinslin’s slick crime-thriller Vathikuchi with ignorable cliches passes with distinction in becoming a truly commercial entertainer for the masses. What works in the favour of the film, despite stiff criticism from the elite class audiences, is the offbeat presentation of a simple story. Sakthi (Dhileban), a share auto driver, likes to go out of his way to help strangers without any hidden agenda. Over the course of time, his helping tendency only grows stronger to the level where he confronts injustice and in turn earns the ire of three baddies.
Cut to his routine life – he is madly in love with Leena (Anjali), who likes to receive all attention, but wouldn’t reciprocate. As he tries desperately like any sane lover would do to impress her, the film shifts gears and introduces a series of events that would propel Sakthi into combat and self-protection mode. Who looks sexy in bikini/swimsuit – Nayantara, Namitha, Anushka, Priyamani…? Cast Your Vote With three baddies after his life, how does Sakthi save himself from the clutches of death? This forms the rest of the story.
The film kicks off convincingly with a pinch of suspense quite early on in the narrative. Three characters expressing their misfortune and pointing fingers at the same person, who they aspire to kill. What I really loved in this film is the fact that the script is not written keeping in mind a hero and three villains. The director very intelligently allows a series of events to let the character pit against each other allowing a revenge sort of story to develop. Also Read Paradesi Review One of the common criticisms was that the story needed a familiar face instead of Dhileban. I beg to differ by saying that it’s a story about a common man rising against anti-social activities. We can’t expect a common man to be Shahrukh Khan or Aamir Khan, can we?
Finding genuine friendship or feelings of warmth among actresses in any film industry is certainly a rare thing. Actress Anjali is, however, different from the rest of the pack whether it comes to choosing her roles or choosing her friends from within the fraternity of actresses.
It’s too early yet trade circles have already given ‘thumbs up’ to Anjali’s performance in the film Vathikuchi which hit the screens yesterday. On the eve of the film’s release, Anjali shared her views about the film and on other issues. Queried about her opting to pair up with newcomers at regular intervals without any qualms, Anjali replied that she chose her films based on the scripts and not the heroes.
“A lot is said about actresses indulging in rat race and being not friendly with each other. However, I share warm relations with all the heroines. Some of them recently wrote that Samantha and I are not on good terms; yet, it’s a fact that Samantha has said many times that she’s a great fan of me. It would be better if the writers check the versions of the news items they are getting before publishing them.
“In Telugu films, there is stiff competition among heroines. In my recent Telugu film, I starred along side Samantha and had a jolly time on the sets. In fact, Shruti Haasan and I are best friends and frequently talk to each other over phone. What is noticeable about Shruti is that she doesn’t have any starry airs about her despite being the great Kamal Haasan’s daughter. She has plenty to learn from and I’m making best use of our friendship.
“I don’t have time to react to all rumours about me; I feel it’d be better to concentrate in my career than reacting to all that has been said about me,” concludes Anjali.
Tamil Nadu Directors Association Executive Committee meeting was held today the 17th of March,2013. The committee has decided to go on a 1 day hunger strike on the 19th of March,2013 in support of the Tamil Eelam protests.
The Committe has demanded
1) Slapping of economic sanctions on Sri Lanka
2) SriLankan president Raja Pakse be declared a war criminal
3) Conducting a public voting for seperate Eelam
4) Forced Sinhalese inhabitation in Tamil areas to be removed
5) India should revisit its foreign policy of establishing any relation ship with a country that has committed
Bangalore-born Tamil actor Arjun received ‘the best actor’ award for his commendable performance in the Kannda flick “Prasad”. Directed by Manoj Sathi, the movie stars Arjun and Madhuri Bhattacharya in the lead roles. Though the actor was born in Bangalore, he had predominantly acted only in Tamil films. He is famous for retaining his excellent physique and is fondly called as “action king”.
Having acted in more that 100 films in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada languages, the actor received this award for his excellent performance in the Kannanda movie which does not have a single stunt scene.it.
The film’s script is an emotion-filled one and is all about the special bonding shared by a middle-class father and his deaf-and-dumb boy. The award has, no doubt, gladdened Arjun’s heart. “This is the first time I’m winning an award in Kannada and I’m very happy about it,” says Arjun.
“I have won some awards in Tamil and feel proud that Sandalwood has finally honoured me with an award,” reveals Arjun.
Director Balki of the emotionally high ‘Paa’ fame is excited. The reason? Isaignani has agreed to work with him in his next flick! It is well known that Ilayaraja for music and PC Sreeram for cinematography are Balki’s sheer favourites. Now the maestros are joining hands for yet another B-town success, the details of which are not out yet.
Though south Indian stalwarts are to support the movie in full swing for its success, there will be no on-screen presence of a south Indian fame face. The project will go on the floors in October. “The film is a drama, and will have an interesting cast from Bollywood. I am very excited to work with Ilayaraja and PC Sreeram. Ilayaraja has already composed for two of my previous films, which were grand successes. To me Ilayaraja means music, and the converse is also true. As long as he composes for me, I will only be too happy” says the director, Balki.
It maybe noted that a social activist from Hyderabad had filed cases against actresses Anushka and Priyamani for appearing in ‘provoking’ costumes in their respective latest Telugu releases Mirchi and Thikka. Reacting on the subject, both of them have expressed their strong objections to the filing of the case. Following the filing of the case by the social activist, the Court had directed the police to watch these films and file a reply. The police are now said to be watching the recent films of these actresses to find out as to which sequence in which film has them appearing in a manner bordering on vulgarity.
It is expected that cases would be filed against them in the coming days. Reacting to this, Anushka has said “The filing of the case is a cheap publicity stunt and I’m not at all worried about it. Just because I am show sexily in some sequences of the film, I don’t think a case ought to be filed in a Court. I’d love to ask those who are against me to watch my performance in the upcoming film Rani Rudramma and then do whatever they want.”
Priyamani, the national award-winning actress for her performance in the Tamil film Paruthiveeran, has said that “I have never appeared in a vulgarish manner in any of my films. In fact, in the particular sequence referred to by the petitioner, I appear clad in a saree and dancing to the tune. Is wearing a saree considered obscene in India?”
Hope the two actresses do not land in trouble.
His past couple of movies might have not fared well in box office and won critical acclaims, but he holds special mention for delivering some commendable movies in the past 13 years of South industry.
Gautham Menon and RS Infotainments Eldred Kumar were in bitter terms as the latter one filed a case that former had agreed to do a film getting advance and later failed.
Reacting to this, Gautham Menon in his press release says, “The case has been dismissed by the High Court and it’s a baseless rumour that the Eldred Kumar has once again sent us a legal notice.
Film is a profession for me to put food on table for my family and making money is my birth right”, who continues to add that he has been left desolated without any support from anyone in the industry.
Recently Silambarasan made his presence felt at the protest event against Srilanka, organised by city students.
Simbu, who turned up dressed in simple white casual shirt and khaki trouser, was immensely impressed with the efforts put by students to host such an eye-opening protest. He is of opinion that students, who are generally associated with strikes and fights, with this campaign proved that they are also capable of doing constructive activity.
“I’m very happy to be part of this campaign organised by these students. I really appreciate to see these young people come together to support such a cause,” said Simbu.
Simbu stated that he supports only those events which he thoroughly believes in, and that’s the reason why he is there on the protest spot, “I have not come here as a celebrity or as an actor; but only to take part as a common man; as a Tamilian. My father, who kept my name as Silambarasan, had been part of several campaigns that supports Tamil causes.”
Noticing that there is a Telugu girl in the protest group, Simbu remarked that when she can support for a Tamil campaign, why we as a Tamilian can’t be a part of the protest.
STR also highlighted the power of students and how it can make a great difference in society. Going by the saying that drop by drop will make a huge ocean; he stated that no matter how small the efforts are, it will gradually grow over to make a big change.
Acknowledging the hardships face by Tamilians in Sri Lanka, the actor signed off saying that he strongly believes that they will surely get a good solution to solve their miseries.
It can be noted that Simbu showcased the power of students in his earlier hit film ‘Kovil’, in which he played a college student.
It is the norm that Thala Ajith has only one movie release a year. But 2013 will be a surprise package for Ajith fans, for two of his movies are likely to line up before the calendar runs out. Ajith-Vishnuvardhan project, tentatively titled ‘Valai’ is hurrying up in its last schedule in Mumbai. the film has Ajith, Arya, Nayanthara and Taapsee among others. This film is slated for July release.
After wrapping up this project, Ajith will join hands with ‘Siruthai’ Siva on his next project, which has Ajith, Tamannah and Santhanam to its star cast. Siva has roped in Devi Sri Prasad for music and Vetri for cinematography, and is gearing up for a Diwali release. This means that he will have to complete all the movie-related work within three months.
If all goes well, then Ajith’s Vishnu project will hit the screens in July and Siva project will be a Diwali gift, making it two releases for Thala, this year.
Life they say is a circle, the beginning is the end and the end is where it all begins. This is no psychological ranting but the plot of the upcoming movie Adiyum Andamum. Norm in the industry today is to choose a script that is neat, straight forward and simple, the young director Kaushik is cut out of a different mould, thinking out of the box to scheme a psychological plot that will thrill the audience.
The script has been ably encouraged by the producers RSR and NK Kraft Private Limited. The cast and the crew of the film have braved the bone crunching cold of Ooty to make the movie aesthetically brilliant and now would proceed to Hyderabad, Chennai and Pudhucherry for further schedules of the shoot.
While D.S.Vaasan handles the camera for the thriller the film has technicians par excellence in the form of Music Director L.V. Ganesan son of the legendary music director L.Vaidhyanathan, editor M.Rameshbharathi and lyricist Na.Muthukumar. Ajaay holds the centre stage as the hero being supported by heroines Mitali Agarwal, Kavita Srinivasan and character artists Ramanathan, Yvaan Swang have been working day and night with the vagaries of weather to make the project an astounding success quotes the director who has the additional responsibility of Screenplay, Dialogue, Direction and has also penned lyrics for the flick with Na.Muthukumar.
Erandam Ulagam is a film which has been under production for a long time. This film which has Arya and Anushka in the lead roles is being directed by Selvaraghavan. For the first time Harris Jayaraj has composed music for Selvaraghavan’s film.
Major portions of this film have been shot in Georgia where no Tamil film has ever been shot. The shooting of this film has been completed and the graphic works are going on in Mumbai. Keith Devlin is supervising the graphic works.
Dhanush has sung a song for this film. One more song sequence is remaining to be shot. The shooting of this song sequence is to take place Uzbekistan. It has been planned to release this film in Tamil and Telugu languages. The Telugu version is titled Brindavanamlo Nandakumarudu.
Respected members of the ?lm fraternity, I am a ?lmmaker. I’ve made Minnale, Kaakha Kaakha, Vettaiyadu Villaiyadu, Varanam Aaayiram, Patchaikili Muthucharam, Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, Nadunisi naaygal and Neethaane En Ponvasantham. I have made these ?lms with some of whom, I consider the best talent we have in the south. And I believe these 13 years of making these ?lms has earned me the right to talk to you.
Over the last 8 weeks, I have maintained a digni?ed silence against news reports and press articles claiming that RS Infotainment has got an injunction order preventing me from directing any movie. RS Infotainment is jointly run by Mr. Jayaram and Mr. Elred Kumar. But as far as the ?lm industry is concerned, Mr. Elred is the face of the company. And any future reference to Elred, Jayaram or RS is to be understood in this context. Let me ?rst tell you that the injunction petition ?led by RS has been dismissed by the courts . The Injunction petition ?led by RS has been dismissed by the courts upholding my stand in the issues raised by RS and also proving that what was being done by RS or asked by RS was not right on any grounds. My ability to work and earn for myself is my birthright and as the law says its my constitutional right-and no one should be able to take that away from me.
But of course, this is also a free country and one can ?le a case-legitimate or for other reasons-against anyone. The other reasons could be harassment, discrediting an individual, cornering him and bullying him into succumbing to the pressure and duress you have put him under. In fact, it is shocking and also amusing that Mr. Elred Kumar has supposedly gone on record to say to some respected members of the producer’s council that unless I give into his demands, he will ?le ‘case after case against me and make me run around.’
And so, as warned, there is another article carried out yesterday that says our lawyers have received a notice from RS (again). My lawyers are con?dent of this case as well being decided in my favour on account of the falsity of the case of RS.
But this isn’t about the law. This isn’t even about me running around battling these cases and media reports instead of being able to write and make movies-which is my means of putting food on the table for my family.This is about me. My character, my intent and my credibility which has been put on the stand. And though ideally there should be unions or committees in place in an industry as big as ours to support and help me ?ght these un-wanted battles, I ?nd myself alone and reduced in the spotlight.
If I truly did believe there was any merit to these accusations, I would never put myself out here appealing to the good sense of the community. I would have slunk quietly into a hole, called for a negotiation and sorted the matter out in the comfort of 4 walls protecting my privacy. But I have no such reason to worry. I know I am right and I can’t go down without a ?ght. A ?ght-not about money or about doing ?lms. But about clearing my name.
Which I’ve begun to realize is the true target in all of this. Mr.Elred has supposedly told my previous partner Mr.Madan Pandy that he would let him off in the case if Mr.Madan Pandy turned against me. As for the claim Elred has made- that we signed a letter in 2008 saying I would do a ?lm for him, it is evident to anyone who works in this industry or who follows ?lms that since 2008, I have done not one but four ?lms with RS Infotainment.
In fact there was no need for me to have done more than one ?lm, but at the end of every ?lm, I would be under duress to do yet another ?lm for RS Infotainment. In fact, 20 days into the shooting of Ek Deewana tha, and after promising us and Fox (the co-producers) that the rights will be transferred, he refused signing off on the remake rights and agreed to transfer them ONLY if I signed ANOTHER agreement claiming I would do one more ?lm for him. This was the ?lm that was made as Neethaane En Ponvasantham.
Now he has supposedly claimed that the ?lm was meant to be with Simbu. But the letter that I signed clearly indicates that the hero would be one of my choice.
If one were to not take into consideration for mere purposes of argumentEk deewana tha (being a hindi ?lm) and Nadunisi Naaygal (being a nonhero ?lm), though both were produced by RS infotainment, one must consider Neethane En Ponvasantham where the supposed ?rst choiceSimbu-refused to do a ?lm for Mr. Elred Kumar/RS Infotainment. We then cast Jiiva as the the hero of the ?lm. Jiiva-is a star with a credible market- and was actually put onto us through Mr. Elred Kumar, which leaves RS no space in claiming that they were not part of this decision. So it’s not that I haven’t directed a ?lm for RS as promised. In fact i have directed 4 ?lms for RS. And I have also used a star that was mutually acceptable to both me and Mr. Elred Kumar for Neethane Enn Ponnvasantham.
Over and above this, we have already invested approximately 1.5 crores on Mr. Elred’s behalf into the Hindi remake of VTV (we have paperwork to prove the same). In NEP as well, we took a cut in the budget of the ?lm for an amount of approximately 2.5+ crores.The money that Mr.Elred gave us in 2008 was for a ?lm that that got shelved due to Mr. Elred’s inability to keep up with the commitments as he had promised and documented. This money was spent by us in that production but as the ?lm got shelved due to his inability to keep up his commitments – how are we to blame? But i still directed 4 ?lms for Mr.Elred including NEP .
Not only did we take a budget cut in NEP, we also put in money into the project for the music composing that happened in London because it wasn’t about just business for me, it was about passion and making a good product. In spite of knowing that the project is owned by RS Infotainment and we will have no pro?t share or bene?t whatsoever, I spent money from my own pocket.
Also, it must be known that over these 4 ?lms I have not taken my complete director’s remuneration-which I would have rightfully earned-at market value-had I done a project for another producer.
I did all of this so that we could once and for all close out our dealings and NEP was meant to be the last ?lm. All this was discussed and signed in the presence of prominent personalities for the ?lm industry.. We also have emails from Mr.Elred con?rming this.
But there is a choice I made-something I considered to be the best choice for the ?lm given the genre and the sheer genius of the technician. This is the part which I ?nd most dif?cult to talk about. One of the biggest reasons Mr. Elred holds as my ‘mistake’ in NEP, was this choice I made of a certain senior technician. The same technician who added value in terms of sale rights much higher than RS could have expected. The same technician because of whom there was a tremendous buzz to the movie. And more importantly, at the felicitation of this senior technician-where 100 foreign musicians were ?own down for the function (which I spent for along with Jaya TV), Mr. Elred came up on stage and spoke as well. But he has said to me directly, and to others that it was this very choice that he holds against me and wants me to pay for. Would anyone consider that a ‘mistake’? And one that I must pay for so dearly?
I realize that producers need directors and directors need producers. And I am in no position to judge who is more important than the other-having played both roles myself. But this is not a con?ict between a producer and a director. Otherwise-it would have been sorted at a council meeting or with the intervention of other senior and established members of our industry. It’s an unsaid rule in the industry that people don’t arbitrarily ?le cases against each other and harass fellow members of the ?lm fraternity but RS infotainment has decided to break that rule.My last learning from all of this is that there are those with talent and those without. And those without will always latch on, feed off and try and survive off people with. And I know I still have my ability with me. This is a creative ?eld where ?lms have to be made with passion and love. And I only want to make ?lms that way.
Neethaane en Ponvasantham was made that way-with a lot of love and passion. Just because it didn’t perform as well as Mr.Elred expected is not a good enough reason to send a director a legal notice. He claims he tried to call me repeatedly, to discuss this issue, but I do not have a single call from him or text from him on my phone regarding this. The last text I received from him (which I still have) talks about how the ?lm has good reviews and even has a smiley attached to it. He claims he is friendly, still friends with me and has sent me the notice only to safeguard the company interests. Do friends send legal notices to each other? And a producer sends a legal notice to a director after the release of a ?lm -is that even healthy practice? As far as his company interests are concerned, I have explained above how his company interests have already been more than taken care of by me.
Today, as I write this, Mr. Elred has ?led yet another suit against me, claiming approximately 9.5 crores and to attach my house. Asking me the aforesaid money is unacceptable, asking me to do another ?lm is unreasonable, asking for attachment of my house is heartless and the work of a vengeful mind. Mr.Elred Kumar has many business interests and ?lms are not his livelihood unlike us – fellow members of the ?lm fraternity. For us ?lms are not only our sole livelihood but also our passion and life. He believes he can thus harass us by ?ling false cases as we do not have his ?nancial strength. But we have our love for ?lms and he cannot take that away from us.Like I said, I have directed 13 ?lms across three languages and I have even won a National award for Varanam Aayiram. My ?lms have been reasonable successes and I am a ?lm maker with heart. With all my experience, I would like to put a word of caution out to all those ?lm makers directing ?lms for producers who will take them to court if their ?lms do not succeed as expected by the producers, at the box of?ce – please be careful.
Please assist me and free me from the harassment of Mr. Elred.
With regards
Your humble and loving colleague
Gautham Vasudev Menon
Speechless!!! Remarkable!!! Lump in our throats!!
Mark our words… You wouldn’t walk out of theatres without uttering these words after watching Bala’s Paradesi. It’s not an easy deal for any filmmaker to easily travel back to an era of 1939 for making a film based on this crucial concept. We’re sure, it’s only Bala, who can take us back to a journey into a different world through his movies and this one isn’t an exception.
Paradesi is a clamorous drama of joy, desolation and vain in the lives of labourors, who worked under the cruel landlords of Tea Estate in Ooty.
First things first, it’s a brilliant concept by Bala and no one can beat him over this context of making such an intriguing film. Decades back, it was his mentor Balu Mahendra set new trends with a stunning climax (he broke the stereotypical conceptualization of hero and heroine joining hands together in a climax with ‘Moondraam Pirai’). Now, don’t expect this to be an usual kind of Bala film, where tragedy can be awaited at any time. Yes, there are more heart-wrenching drama, but the climax is so shockingly repellant that you wouldn’t able to judge – is it a boon or bane to the protagonist. The climax is more than enough for you to remain stuck to the seats for the next few minutes even after the final credits.
On the dot, we aren’t able to cherry-pick the special highlights of this film for each and every element here are fantabulous. Maybe, it’s time for Oscars to knock the Indian doors. “When a Lincoln and Argo can, why not a Paradesi?’ you would boast with puffed vanity with this statement and feel excessively imperious to the world for a Tamil film delivered with an excellence.
You would remain as one of those desolated characters in the film witnessing the roughshod lives of the innocent souls. There are certain hard things, but quite a reality on landlords bowing their heads to British and even turn up as a pimp to save their status. Oops! It’s more than a lump in our throats.
Atharva, you’re beyond brilliance and the performance etched in every frame is a chromatic illustration of how a performer should be. Vedhika doesn’t get much scope, but manages to keep herself under spotlights. More than all, Dhansika’s overpowering emoting skill holds us spellbound from beginning till end. Not to miss the granny of Atharva, who leaves us in splits with her witty lines.
On the technical front, GV Prakash almost reaches the status of Maestro Ilayaraja at such a young age. His re-recording spell keeps us enchanted letting us emote with the same reactions as with accordance to the onscreen drama. Finally, it’s Chezhian pushing us straight into the world of 1939 with his Sepia-toned cinematography. Every shot cranked in the handheld and Crane is brilliantly placed.
On the whole, ‘Paradesi’ should be listed in the one of the 10 world cinema and it is a tangible symbol of excellence for Indian audiences to have such a masterpiece delivered from the native soil…
Watch ‘Paradesi’ and for the next couple of months you would never want to go to any other film just because it would get you of this feel.
Vishwaroopam turned out to be a super duper hit. This film had Kamal Haasan, Pooja Kumar and Andrea in the cast. Kamal Haasan produced and directed it. The film ended as if the Part 2 is to take place in India. Kamal also mentioned that the shooting of the Part 2 has already begun.
Kamal Haasan while speaking about Vishwaroopam 2 said, ” Tamil Nadu audience have given a very big support for my film Vishwaroopam. In my cinema career, Vishwaroopam is a very big success. I am very happy now. My brother and co-producer Chandra Haasan never questioned me about anything. In Vishwaroopam 2, there will be lots of mother and son sentiments. The romance which was missed in the Part 1 will feature in Part 2.”
Vallinam is a film which has Nakul, Mrudhula, Siddhu and Amzath in the cast. This film has been directed by Arivazhagan who had earlier directed the film Eeram. When asked him about the delay of this film, he said, “I took a long time to pen the script in order to give a totally different kind of film.
A game has pain and strength. Vallinam is very strong word in Tamil. That is why I have titled this film as Vallinam. This film is not about basket ball competition. Normally if a film is based on some game, there will be clashes between two teams.
My film narrates the clashes between basket ball player and cricketer. Behind the games, there is another world. We have analysed about the politics in that world. There is also a mild romance in this film. Nakul has poured out his entire efforts in this film. I have introduced Mrudhula as heroine of this film. I had completed the story of this film in six months but it took one and half years to complete this film. I cannot point out any specific person for the delay.”
The Evergreen star Sridevi, after 15 long years gave a thumbs up to a Bollywood project. The actor has confirmed that she will star in the sequel to the 1987 superhit Mr India. The original film starred the actor opposite Anil Kapoor. While it was reported that Anil would do the film sequel but it was not confirmed if Sridevi would do it too.
Putting all speculation to rest, the actor was quoted saying to a leading publication, I will be part of Mr India 2, but it is too early to talk about it as it is in the scripting stage. The 49-year-old also added, post English Vinglish, I have been reading scripts but have not decided anything yet. I only say yes to the script that makes me say wow.
The film will see Sridevi pair up with her co-star and brother-in-law actor Anil Kapoor after almost 16 years since they last did Judaai in 1997.
Though hailing from Hyderabad, pretty actress Bindu Madhavi has taken up Chennai city as her first home, for her collegiate education as well as her career is centred in this city. However, sadly, she has not been able to catch up with her family of later, owing to her busy schedule in the big city. “I have been able to meet my family only once in the past seven months. This is because I am tied up with shooting for three different Tamil movies, here. I miss my family, though Chennai is like my home now” says Bindu.
The proud girl beams with pride of acting in the National Award winning director, Pandiraj’s film. She is playing a small town girl in this romantic comedy, which is her first commercial flick. Apart from this, she is currently acting in ‘Desingu Raja’.
Richa was signed for the female lead role in the film titled Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum which had Jai in the lead role. She was all of a sudden ousted out of that film. The reasons for this are unknown. Richa was least bothered about this.
Since she did not get good offers in Tamil, she decided to prove her mettle in Telugu film industry. She also does not pressurise her manager in Tamil film industry. She has instructed him to bring her offers only if the role is good and has famous actor in the lead roles. Richa is very much affectionate towards her family.
She will not indulge in any activities which they don’t like. Apart from this she is a very God fearing person. Recently also she had been to Tirupathi and was praying very ardently. Richa is also not of a person like other actresses who speak sweet words to get the offers. She has mentioned, ” I will wait patiently. I will act if I get good characters. I don’t consider anyone as my competitor. Similarly others also should not think that I am their competitor.”
She speaks very clearly. She never thinks any matter poorly. Even if she speaks one word, she speaks it with richness.
A film titled Tamil Movie Ayul Regai Neeyadi is being produced under the banner Sri Valamburi Vinayagar Movies. Famous comedy and character actor Thangavelu grandson Ashwin is donning the lead role in this film. Dharshitha is pairing with him.
Doctor Saravanan is donning an important role in this film. Jayasurya, Pradeep, Gowtham, Arun, Karthik Raj and master Hari are also starring in this film. The shooting of this film is taking place in Palani, Kovai, Ooty and Moonar.
Selvakumar who is directing this film said, ” The story of this film is about a man who goes up in life because of a woman and how another person life is deteriorated because of a woman. I have made this film as an entertainer with all the commercial ingredients. The audience will enjoy this film.”
Gowbaz is handling the camera while Jayaseelan is composing the music for the lyrics penned by Selvakumar, Nigaran and Thangavelu. Power Shiva, Radhika and Ramesh Reddy are in charge of choreography. Mirattal Selvam will handle the stunts. Selvakumar who has written the story, screenplay and dialogues is also directing this film.
Makaramanju is a Malayalam film which had cinematographer Santhosh Sivan in the lead role. Anbu Imagings are dubbing this film in Tamil with the title Apsaras. Lenin Rajendran has directed this film while Madhu Ambat has handled the camera. Ramesh Narayanan has composed the music.
Raja Ravi Varma is a world famous painter who has drawn the images of the Hindi Goddesses Saraswathi, Mahalakshmi and Draupadi. This film is based on the incidents that take place when Ravi Varma meets a dancer, widow, prostitute and a princess. Karthika, Poorna, Nithya Menon and Mallika Kapoor have donned these roles. The film is being released next month.
Ilayathalapathy Vijay’s Jilla was launched a few days ago and the film has already started making news. Thanks to the Velayudham star’s fans, who are curious about their favourite hero’s movies and trying hard to know more about the forthcoming project.
Now, we are bringing you some interesting titbits about Jilla for Vijay’s fans in specific and cine goers in general. Find it below…
First
Jilla is the fifth combination movie of Vijay and RB Choudhary. Some of the superhit movies in their combination are: Poove Unakkaga, Love Today and Thulladha Manamum Thullum.
Second
The character name of Vijay in Jilla is Shakti. However, the title Jilla means ‘district’ and in the movie, it refers to a person and leader of a group. In the sense, the Ilayathalapathy will be addressed with this name.
Third
The story of the forthcoming movie is set in the Madurai backdrop.
Fourth
However, the makers of the film have decided to erect a Maduri set in Chennai and they are spending a huge amount on the sets.
Director Ramanarayanan, the renowned Tamil director and producer is famous for casting animals in his movies. The director is supposed to have been in field for over 36 years now, directing around 125 films which is supposed to be a record. His theme would mostly be Hindu devotional with animal characters.
The director has been carried away by the name and fame of Power Star Srinivasan and has decided to cast him in his next venture “Naan Sarakku Nee Oorugai”. The director has made many movies including “Rajakali Amman”, “Maya” and “Kutti Pisasu”.
Power Star Srinivasan has a unique fan-following which is in the increase, what with his recent hit “Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya”. Hope, the duo wins.
The paid who gave an impressive performance in “Boss Engira Bhaskaran”- Arya and Nayanthara, are working together again in “Raja Rani”. Directed by Atlee Kumar for A R Murugadoss’s home productions, the cast include Sathyaraj, Jai , Santhanam and Sathyan. The movie is set to release by June 2013.
It is believed that the pair will again be seen in a new movie to be directed by Priyadarshan. The on-screen chemistry of the pair has worked out well.
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Written and directed by Kinslin and produced by AR Murugadoss for Fox Star Studios, the movie unfolds the love between debutante action hero Dhileban, who is a share auto driver and Anjali, who is a dentistry student. Music was scored by Ghibran and the audio was released last month, with the songs still topping the charts. The movie has Saranya Ponvannan, Sampath Raj and Jayaprakash in key roles, with RB Gurudev cranking the camera. ‘Vathikuchi’ is an out-of-the-box gripping action love story, hitting the screens on March 15.
After her cameo appearance in Ekk Deewana Tha – the Hindi remake of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa by Gautham Menon, Samantha still prefers to confide under the umbrella of the renowned director. In fact her next Hindi appearance will also be for – Assi Nabbe Poorey Sau – a remake of Neethaane En Ponvasantham by Gautham.
Apart from the two Gautham directorials, this doe eyed gorgeous was recently approached for a role in the Hindi remake of Singham 2 featuring Ajay Devgan. Unlike, svelte beauty Tammanna who is creating an image for herself as the next Sri Devi in Bollywood, Samantha has declined this meaty offer.
However, she has plenty of offers at hand. Presently she is busy with her Telugu projects Saradha, Harish Shankar’s Untitled Project, Production No.4, Rabhasa and Manam 3G. Apart from those she also has Lingusamy’s Untitled Project waiting to go on floors, which has Surya in a lead role.
Looks like you if Bollywood really wants her on board for their projects, Gautham Menon is the man to speak to. What say Samantha, it is Gautham or no one?
It’s confirmed! The successful director-actor combo – of Gautam Menon and Suriya – is indeed coming back with a project. After days of speculations, Menon’s production ‘Thuppariyum Anandhan’ is confirmed to go on floors with the star in the lead.
While the leading lady is yet to be finalised, IndiaGlitz of late has found out that the shooting of ‘Thuppariyum Anandhan’ is slated to start in May.
The period film was in talks several times owing to uncertainties revolving around it and it was unclear whether the film will take off or not. Rumours also had it that initially Ajit was supposed to play the lead. However all the gossips have been put to rest and ‘Thuppariyum Anandhan’ is indeed all set to roll out with Suriya as the hero.
With two superhit films earlier – ‘Kaakha Kaakha’ and ‘Vaaranam Aayiram’ – Gautam and Suriya are teaming up again for third time with this latest venture. Now all we have to do is cross fingers and wait for the two to hit a hattrick!
After the grand success of ‘Vishwaroopam’, Kamal had promised a sequel to this movie. Currently, ‘Vishwaroopam 2' is filming and it has been declared that the movie will also be released, utilising gripping sound technology, in Auro 3D. Kamal Hassan told the media “We are working on ‘Vishwaroopam 2'. We are quite charged up for it. The sequel will come in 3D.”
‘Vishwaroopam’ will be remembered for many years to come, not just for the very movie, but also for the nasty spat that it created, with a section of the society abandoning its release. The film was made on a budget of Rs 95 crores, but was prevented from releasing in Tamil Nadu and a few other states. But later when it did release, there was no stopping its success. Many even crossed the state borders to get to watch the film. The movie, in all, grossed a whooping Rs 220 crore at the box office.
Director Siva who who is famous for his work in Karthi-starrer “Siruthai”, will be on the job of directing Ajith and Tamannah in the next movie which is yet to be titled. “Siruthai” also had Tamannah playing the lead female role which was produced by G E Gnanavel Raja.
Sivakumar Jayakumar called as Siva, would be giving a rural background for the next flick of Ajith. This is gained the attention of Ajith who had been consistently performing urban based roles in his previous movies. The actor had also received feedback from his fans regarding this.
The Formula-race driver, has requested the director to concentrate more on the content and scipt rather than focussing on heroism. It is expected that the change should reflect even in the title of the new movie rather than portraying Ajith’s heroic image. The director has taken the advise from the hero in the right sense and the shooting is expected to happen in Hyderabad and other southern districts of Tamil Nadu.
Leading Telugu producer, Lakshmi Manchu has churned out a lot of blockbuster hits. She is the veteran actor Mohan Babu’s daughter. For the first time, her Lakshmi Manchu Entertainment has decided to produce a Tamil film on first copy basis. The film is tentatively titled ‘Bramman’, and will star Sasikumar in the lead. It is heard that comedy sensation Santhanam will act along with Sasikumar in this movie. The film will be directed by Socrates, who has been an associate of stalwarts such as Kamal and Mouli. On official announcement about the movie is expected to come out this week.
Meanwhile, the Telugu flick ‘Gundello Godari’ by the same producer is running successfully and is a hit in Tollywood. The star cast of this film are Aadhi, Taapsee and Lakshmi Manchu. The Tamil remake of this movie is filming under the title ‘Maranthen Mannithen’, and is expected to hit the screens soon.
Actress Tapsee has mentioned that she will not stipulate conditions that she will act only with big actors and will also not wait for such offers.She while speaking said, ” In Tamil I am acting in Valai and Muni 3.
I am also acting in a Hindi film titled Chashme Buddoor. This is a remake film of the yester year Hindi hilarious film which has the same title. I am donning the role which Deepti Naval had donned in the original version. If I get good recognition there I will act in lots of films in Bollywood.
I will not wait to act in big actors films. I like to act with younger generation actors. I will not imitate the actress who has acted in my role earlier. Some people without seeing the film will pass comments. They should see the film and tell their opinions.”
Everyone is eagerly waiting for the release of the film Paradesi directed by Bala. This film is to hit the screens on 15th March. Some of the interesting details of this film are as follows:
· Bala initially titled this film as Shani Bhagavan. Later on he titled this film as Kallarai Thottam. Finally it was titled Paradesi.
· Bala has the habit of illustrating his characters with intricacy. He will take additional care to see that his characters are depicted properly. The actors who do not live up to Bala’s expectations will get a bit of scolding but Atharvaa did not get any scolding in spite of several retakes. Bala patiently taught him.
· Atharvaa has worn sack cloth in the whole of the film. He has safely kept this dress in memory of Bala.
· G V Prakash has composed music for this film. Bala has joined hands with G V Prakash for the first time. Bala only after showing this film to Ilayaraja will be screening it for others.
· Vairamuthu who has penned the lyrics for this film has requested Bala to give him chance to pen the lyrics for his next film. Bala has also agreed for this.
· Bala had plans to make director Seeman dub for the villain role. For unknown reasons he has dropped this idea.
· Bala while shooting the climax sequence for Paradesi could not control his emotions. He started weeping for hours together. The shooting of this climax sequence took place in a crematorium in Sothuparai area. Bala has slept there for two days forgetting him.
· Another important aspect of this film is that Bala has completed this film in a short span of time. Bala has decided to complete his future projects in a similar way.
· Bala’s films will have comedy and the sequences will move fast. In the end there will a strong message. Similarly Bala has followed this in his film Paradesi.
Prabhu Deva has met the Hollywood’s super director Stephen Spielberg and spoke to him. So there is news in Mumbai that Prabhu Deva might act in a Hollywood film. Hollywood super director Stephen Spielberg has directed the super hit Hollywood films such as ET, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Raiders of The Last Ark, The Schindler’s List and Tin Tin.
He has fans throughout the world. His latest film Lincoln bagged many awards at the Oscars. Daniel Day Lewis donned the role of the American President Abraham Lincoln in this film. He got the Oscar Award for his best acting. This is the third time he is getting Oscar Award.
Spielberg produced this film in association with India’s Reliance Entertainment. Anil Ambani and his wife Tina who are the producers of Lincoln had arranged a big fat dinner for the unit members of Lincoln. Spielberg along with his unit members came to Mumbai to participate in this dinner party.
Anil Ambani had hosted a grand dinner at his residence yesterday night (11-03-13). Leading industrialists and Hindi cinema’s top most VVIPs participated in this bash. The only South Indian film industry member to participate in this dinner was Prabhu Deva.
Spielberg who had come to Mumbai had asked Anil Ambani to invite Prabhu Deva for the dinner because he wanted to meet him. Ambani invited Prabhu Deva who was shooting for the film Rambo Rajkumar in Gujarat. Prabhu Deva immediately cancelled the shooting and rushed to Mumbai to meet Spielberg. He met Stephen Spielberg and spoke to him. They were talking for more than 45 minutes.
It is understood that Stephen Spielberg had decided to direct a film which is based on dancing. The famous actors throughout the world who are well versed in dancing will be acting in this film. Prabhu Deva is likely to act in this film representing Asia.
Actress Monica has mentioned there is less glamour in Tamil cinema when compared to Telugu cinema. Monica donned the role of a beautiful girl in the film Azhagi and in a titillating role in the film Silanthi.
She recently participated in the International Women’s Day function in Erode. After participating in this function she was speaking to the journalists. She said, “I am currently acting in two Malayalam and Tamil films respectively. I cannot accept that Tamil Nadu girls are not getting opportunity to act in Tamil films.
Lots of Tamil actresses have acted in Tamil films. Many are saying that there is lots of glamour in Tamil films but as far as Telugu film industry is concerned you can never see a Telugu film without glamour. Actresses who act in Telugu films also act in excessive glamour roles. Comparing to Telugu films there is less glamour in Tamil films. Most of the people want to make the actresses act in glamour roles.”
Few years back Simbhu and Nayanthara were very intimate. There were lots of sensations when their intimate photos were uploaded in the websites but all of a sudden there was a rupture in their relationship. Both of them parted ways.
Now at this point of time, Simbhu has been saying,” I have fallen in love net. Romance has blossomed between an actress and me. She is not a Tamil actress. Until this love is confirmed I will not speak about it frankly.”
Now there is news from Hyderabad that Simbhu and Hansika are to be seen together. Both of them are moving very intimately but they are keeping their relationship secretly.
When asked Hansika about this, she said, “Many are asking that whether I have selected my lover. I cannot say anything about this now.”
Hansika is currently acting in Tamil films Vaalu and Vettai Mannan which has Simbhu in the lead role.
Oscar-winning sound technician Resul Pookutty has refuted rumours that he is doing any film with southern superstar Rajinikanth. However, he says he has shared his script with Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan. “It’s all rubbish news. I don’t understand where this news came from. I am glad now I got an opportunity to clear these rumours. This news has made my life hell. I am not doing any film with Rajini sir,” Pookutty told IANS. “Yes, it is true that I went to Chennai to meet his daughter Soundarya to talk about sound designing of Kochadaiyaan and nothing more than that,” he added. Who looks sexy in bikini/swimsuit – Nayantara, Namitha, Anushka, Priyamani…? Cast Your Vote Pookutty won the Academy Award for best sound mixing for the film Slumdog Millionaire, and now he plans to turn into a director soon. He said he has discussed his script with Amitabh Bachchan. “I have met Amitabh Bachchan and have given my script to him. Nothing is concrete right now. I can’t talk about it right now. As soon as I get any response from him, I will be the first person to talk to the media,” he said.
Paradesi is a film which has Atharvaa, Vedhika and Dhansika in the cast. This film which is based on a novel speaks about the plight of the tea estate workers during the regime of British period.
This film has been directed by the award winning director Bala. This film which is to hit the screens on 15th March was awarded with a U certificate by the Censor Board. Bala while speaking about this certification mentioned, ” I have not faced any problems in getting a clear certificate from the Censor Board since none of my films have vulgarity.
As far as I am concerned the Censor Board is working with honesty and integrity. Some people have being passing comments that the Censor Board members are taking money and certifying the films. It looks so childish. Stern action should be taken against the people who pass such comments. While shooting for Paradesi in the forest regions the cast and crew donated our blood to leeches there. Only few actors can become famous as director’s actor. On that line, Atharvaa will be much spoken about after the release of Paradesi.”
Trisha won the ‘woman achiever’ award from a popular women’s magazine recently. Within a few days after receiving the award, the actress spoke to newsmen on the eve of the ‘International Women’s Day’ which was observed in a grand manner on Friday (08th March). The talkative actress touched upon a variety of topics and seemed to be in a happy frame of mind.
“I am planning to indulge in many social causes in future. Of course, I haven’t made any decision as yet about joining politics,” said Trisha, who has managed to survive in the industry which has cut-throat competition for more than a decade now. She has been openly championing the cause of taking care of stray dogs and helping the needy and the poor. Some time back, she also appealed to her fans to adopt dogs.
“There are plenty of issues affecting women in the society: female feticide and sexual assault on girls and women are the foremost among them. The recurrence of these events is very painful and it’s high time the government took some concrete steps to bring an end to this. Radical laws are to be enacted to deal with such cases so that nobody dares in future in indulge in such heinous acts,” she said.
Talk veered around to the entry of women from Kollywood in politics. “It’s a happy of the trend in Kollywood that actresses such as Radhika and Khushboo have been into active politics. It’s not a crime to be in politics. At present, I’m involved in taking care of stray dogs and other animals. I have been in the industry for more than a decade now and found women-oriented scripts coming up in the industry only recently.
“I’m often asked whether I’d enter politics. My reply is that I can’t speculate on what might happen in future. At this very moment, I’m happy with what I’ve been doing. I have also adopted a couple of children from Udhavum Karangal,” answered Trisha and concluded her answer-session by saying that she would get married as and when she found the suitable guy.
Reports emanating from Kollywood say that superstar Rajinikanth has advised close friend and Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan to start saving for his daughters’ future at least now with the money he has made out of the worldwide release of Vishwarooopam.
Kamal’s latest flick Vishwarooopam released worldwide in January and in Tamil Nadu in February and has been declared a super hit. Though the film has been taken off from almost all the major halls now, according to trade circles, the film has done enough business to make Kamal feel happy.
The controversies which preceded the film’s theatrical release landed working in favour of Kamal, who had not many coming forward to distribute or release the film in the state.Two weeks back, Kamal had revealed that he had retrieved his house which was mortgaged with a private financier and has it mortgaged with a nationalized bank for a lower interest rate.
Rajini visited Kamal’s residence recently along with an author who is very close to him.
“It would be better if you recover all your mortgaged properties and register them in the name of your daughters. Don’t take the unnecessary risk of mortgaging your residence to make your future films. Get hold of an appropriate producer who would take of the production cost. I feel I have the right to tell you this at this juncture,” were Rajini’s words of wisdom, it is said.
It’s not known as to what was Kamal’s reaction to this piece of advice from Rajini!
Ace director Bharathiraja is directing a film titled Annakodiyum Kodiveeranum which has new face Lakshman and Karthika in the lead roles. The shooting of this film has been completed and the post production works like dubbing and re-recording is going on.
Initially Parthiban was supposed to don the lead role. Later on he was ousted and it was announced that Ameer will be the part of this film. The shooting of this film was commenced in Theni.
Ameer also was present at the spot sporting a big moustache. Bharathiraja removed Ameer also and gave this opportunity to a new comer called Lakshman. Now he has removed the Kodiveeranum from the title. It is understood that some of Bharathiraja’s friends have commented that the title is that of a comedy book. Hence Bharathiraja after giving lots of thoughts have trimmed the title. Henceforth this film will be called Annakodi.
Producer R B Chowdhary is producing a film titled Jilla which has Vijay in the lead role under the banner Super Good Films. Kajal Agarwal is pairing with Vijay. Malayalam super star Mohanlal is donning an important role in this film.
Poornima Bhagyaraj, Thambi Ramaiah, Parotta Soori and Mahat are also starring in this film. Nesan is directing this film. Nutty Natraj is handling the camera while Imman is composing the music.
The pooja of Jilla was held today morning at R B Chowdhary’s Super Good Films office located in T Nagar. Vijay who had participated in this function spoke to the media people. He said, ” I am immensely happy because I am going to share the screen with Mohanlal. I have already acted in Poove Unakkaga, Thulladha Manamum Thullum, Love Today and Thirupachi produced by R B Chowdhary. All of them were great success. Jilla will overtake all those films. Kajal Agarwal is the heroine of this film.”
Producer R B Chowdhary while speaking said, ” Jilla is the 25th film of Super Good Films. After Thirupachi we are joining hands once again with Vijay.” Actor Jiiva also attended this function.
Radhika Sarath Kumar has produced a film titled Chennaiyil Oru Naal under the banner I Pictures in association with Listin Stephen under the banner Magic Frames. Sarath Kumar, Prakash Raj, Cheran, Prasanna, Radhika, Parvathy, Iniya and Mallika have acted in this film which has been directed by Shahid Khaddar.
Shehnad Jalal has handled the camera while Mejo Joseph has composed the music. The audio CD of this film was released in Chennai yesterday.
Director K S Ravikumar who participated in this function while speaking said, ” All the cinema functions are family functions. I have worked with Sarath Kumar in ten films. Cheran has worked with me in ten films. That is why I mention that this is my family function. Not alone in the city roads, but the traffic in the cinema has also increased.
There are lots of films advertisements in the daily newspapers. We have to overcome all these things and win. Good films will overtake whatever the traffic maybe. People will make the way and receive it. Films that have power in the actors will be succeeding. I am not taking about Power Star. This film which has a good message has been narrated in a thrilling way. This film will be a great hit without doubt.”
Dhanush, Cheran, Prasanna, Vijayakumar, Sneha, Namitha, Parvathy, Anannya, Ramya Nambeesan, Sandhya, Iniya, producer K R and others participated in this function and spoke.
Actress Nanditha debuted in the female lead role in the film Atta Kathy. She who hails from Bangalore is currently acting in Nalanum Nandhiniyum and Ethir Neechal. She is also acting with Vijay Sethupathy in the film Pannaiyarum Padminiyum.
In all these films, she is donning family oriented roles. Hence she is getting stereotyped roles. Now in order to evade such roles, she has made a thunderous announcement saying that she is ready to act in glamour roles. She while speaking about this said,” I want to be an all rounder actress donning family oriented roles as well as glamour roles.
She has given her portfolio containing her glamour stills to most of the directors through her PRO.
This same Nanditha had mentioned earlier that she can win without acting in titillating scenes. A debutant director wanted her to act in swim suit for his film. Nanditha git wild and shouted, ” Do you think that I am a person of that sort. If you want to give me an opportunity give it otherwise go. I am a person who acts in family oriented roles and is it right for you to ask me wear swim suit.” The young director got terribly upset and ran away from the place.
Movie: Mathil Mel Poonai
Director: Bharani Jayapal
Producer: Kannan Sri
Music Director: Ganesh Raghavendra
Cast: Vijay Vasanth, Vibha
A taut thriller was the impact gained through the film’s teasers and the title ‘Madhil Mel Poonai‘ boarded us on with more anticipations to expect an unusual one .
The film is produced by GV. Kannan of Peenics Creations with Sri Vishali Film releasing it. Barani Jayapal has handled direction with Vijay Vasanth and Vibha playing the lead roles.
Certain things have to be taken into consideration before analyzing the film that stands out as the unique quotients. First and foremost, it’s Vijay Vasanth makes a good choice of script. He was almost seen in minor roles (a cameo perhaps in Vijay‘s Nanban and Ajith‘s Mankatha) and was a part of multi-starrer movies. For the first time, he makes a solo performance in the lead role through ‘Madhil Mel Poonai‘.
The makers have indeed fetched the title of the famous Hollywood flick of Bruce Willis – LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD.
The film is split into two parallel tracks of a school children with a series of bizarre incidents and the other one revolving around a young couple in love.
It’s all about seeking vengeance for a smart guy and a girl called Divya, who are toppers in their class. On the parallel track, we notice that Vijay Vasanth has been thrown out of a company due to recession and takes up a tutor job in driving school, where he comes across a beautiful girl Priya (Vibha) and they fall in love. Apparently, her father (Gnanasambhandam) gives a nod to their marriage and it’s an intermission point, where an unexpected knot of two parallel tracks is conjoined.
While the newlywed couple along with their family take upon a journey to Priya’s native land for a temple visits, they are bound to an appalling situation. How they manage to fight against the situation and make their headway forms crux of the story.
Vijay Vasanth showcases a matured performance with a neat spell of emoting skills. He distinctly understood the need of a break in his career and has done it accordingly. Vibha is cute and beautiful – it’s not the only compliment, but scores brownie points in her performance as well. Rest of the star-casts including Karthik has done a fabulous job.
The screenplay in the first hour is a little sluggish as the establishment of the plot takes a long way for audience to settle down. However, the momentum picks up by the time of intermission following the edge-of-seat moments during the second half that is completely shot in the forest region. One of the highlighting attribute is an Aghori fighting for the girl and finally giving up his life.
Technically, the songs are middling and Ganesh Raghavendra has managed to give a powerful impact with background score during the chase and action sequences in the second hour. If cinematography and editing were done on par with excellence, it would have been an extraordinary visual treat and made the film a complete thriller.
On the whole, ‘Madhil Mel Poonai’ deserves a watch for its new styled narration and promising performance by the actors. Quite a lengthy one with 2hrs40mins and if trimmed with few portions, the narration would have been sleek and quite engrossing as well.
Vijayalakshmi sustained leg injury while she was rehearsing for a dance programme. Vijayalakshmi who is the daughter of director Agathiyan made her debut through the film Chennai 28.
After this she continued to act in films including Anjathe, Kattradhu Kalavu and Adhe Neram Adhe Idam.
She is currently acting in Rendavathu Padam and Vennila Veedu. She was rehearsing for a dance programme at choreographer Gayathri’s house.
Since the floor was slippery, she fell down. There was minor fracture in her left leg. She was immediately taken to hospital and she was given treatment. Her leg was bandaged with plaster of Paris.
When asked Vijayalakshmi about this, she said, “The reason for this fall is because of my negligence. Now I am taking rest. The doctors have said that I will be alright in a couple of days.”
After “Kallikattu Ithihasam: and “Karuvachi Kaviyam”, Vairamuthu proved his mettle in the book “Moodram Ulaga Por”. The lyricist who has won the National Award for the best lyricist six times, has made a generous statement that he will be distributing the revenue from his novel ‘Moondram Ulaga Por’ to the family of 11 farmers from the Cauvery delta who committed suicide this year. A total of 11 lakh rupees will be distributed among the 11 farmer families , with each f amily getting Rs.1lakh each.
The ace lyricist made this announcement at a press meet organized by ‘Ilakkiya Chindanai’ institute to announce the news that the lyricist’s novel ‘Moondram Ulaga Por’ has won the ‘Ilakkiya Chindanai’ award for this year. He is honoured with ‘Ilakkiya Chinthanai’ Award at Rajeswari Kalyana Mantab, on 12th April, 2013. During the ceremony, the money will be distributed to the farmers families, said Vairamuthu.
The press meet held at Hotel The Spring was attended by Vairamuthu, his younger son Kabilan Vairamuthu, ‘Ilakkiya Chindana’ trustee P. Lakshmanan, writer Ramakrishnan and Avai Natarajan.
